---
id: text
category: typography
title: Text
package: '@chakra-ui/layout'
description: Text is the used to render text and paragraphs within an interface.
---

## Import

```js
import { Text } from '@chakra-ui/react'
```

## Changing the font size

To increase the font size of the text, you can pass the `fontSize` prop.

```jsx
<Stack spacing={3}>
  <Text fontSize='6xl'>(6xl) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='5xl'>(5xl) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='4xl'>(4xl) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='3xl'>(3xl) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='2xl'>(2xl) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='xl'>(xl) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='lg'>(lg) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='md'>(md) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='sm'>(sm) In love with React & Next</Text>
  <Text fontSize='xs'>(xs) In love with React & Next</Text>
</Stack>
```

### Truncate text

If you'd like to truncate the text after a specific number of lines, pass the
`noOfLines` prop. This will render an ellipsis when the text exceeds the width
of the viewport or `maxWidth` prop.

```jsx live=false
// Basic version
<Text noOfLines={1}>
  "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram—a
  sentence that contains all of the letters of the English alphabet. Owing to
  its existence, Chakra was created.
</Text>

// Responsive version
<Text noOfLines={[1, 2, 3]}>
   "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram—a
  sentence that contains all of the letters of the English alphabet. Owing to
  its existence, Chakra was created.
</Text>
```

### Override style

You can change the entire style of the text via props. For example, to change
the font size, pass the `fontSize` prop. No need to write `css` or `styled()`.

```jsx
<Text fontSize='50px' color='tomato'>
  I'm using a custom font-size value for this text
</Text>
```

### Override the element

To override the element that gets rendered, pass the `as` prop. Use **Inspect
Element** to see the element that gets rendered in html.

```jsx
<>
  <Text as='b'>Bold</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='i'>Italic</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='u'>Underline</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='abbr'>I18N</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='cite'>Citation</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='del'>Deleted</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='em'>Emphasis</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='ins'>Inserted</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='kbd'>Ctrl + C</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='mark'>Highlighted</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='s'>Strikethrough</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='samp'>Sample</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='sub'>sub</Text>
  <br />
  <Text as='sup'>sup</Text>
</>
```
